Bantamweight

Umar Nurmagomedov

20-1-0 UFC 8-1-0
5'8"Height
69"Reach
OrthodoxStance
30Age
1KO wins
2Sub wins
37.5%Finish rate
14:03Avg fight

Statistical profile

Percentile vs. UFC veterans · rim = true specialist

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min3.86
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.86
Striking accuracy56.5%
Striking defense61.2%
Takedowns / 15 min4.03
Takedown accuracy46.6%
Takedown defense79.4%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.24
Control time38.8%
Record vs .500+ opponents6-1

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
March 5, 2022 vs Brian Kelleher — 5.54/min (W) Mar '22 June 25, 2022 vs Nate Maness — 4.93/min (W) Jun '22 January 14, 2023 vs Raoni Barcelos — 7.71/min (W) Jan '23 March 2, 2024 vs Bekzat Almakhan — 4.53/min (W) Mar '24 August 3, 2024 vs Cory Sandhagen — 3.92/min (W) Aug '24 January 18, 2025 vs Merab Dvalishvili — 4.16/min (L) Jan '25 October 25, 2025 vs Mario Bautista — 2.13/min (W) Oct '25 January 24, 2026 vs Deiveson Figueiredo — 2.27/min (W) Jan '26

Fight history

9 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
W Deiveson Figueiredo 14-5-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett · January 24, 2026
34/72Sig. strikes
8/27Absorbed
2/6Takedowns
4:50Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Mario Bautista 10-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane · October 25, 2025
32/54Sig. strikes
20/54Absorbed
11/14Takedowns
10:46Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Merab Dvalishvili 11-2 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano · January 18, 2025
104/237Sig. strikes
111/259Absorbed
2/15Takedowns
1:37Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Cory Sandhagen 10-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov · August 3, 2024
98/187Sig. strikes
71/159Absorbed
5/13Takedowns
5:11Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Bekzat Almakhan 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev · March 2, 2024
68/98Sig. strikes
3/16Absorbed
5/5Takedowns
11:26Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Raoni Barcelos 6-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:40 — UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov · January 14, 2023
36/51Sig. strikes
13/24Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Nate Maness 3-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot · June 25, 2022
74/100Sig. strikes
2/20Absorbed
3/4Takedowns
10:49Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Brian Kelleher 8-5 walk-in Submission · R1 3:15 — UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal · March 5, 2022
18/26Sig. strikes
1/19Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
1:27Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Sergey Morozov 0-0 walk-in Submission · R2 3:39 — UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Magny · January 20, 2021
25/41Sig. strikes
7/30Absorbed
5/11Takedowns
2:57Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts

Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
20-1-0Pro record
Eagles MMA, American Kickboxing AcademyGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 7
Decision 11
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 0
Decision 1
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 9
Fight Nights Global 5
Gorilla Fighting 2
PFL 2
Battle on Volga 2
Fight Stars 1
Full career — 21 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
W Deiveson Figueiredo Decision (unanimous) UFC 324
January 24, 2026
UFC 3 5:00
W Mario Bautista Decision (unanimous) UFC 321
October 25, 2025
UFC 3 5:00
L Merab Dvalishvili Decision (unanimous) UFC 311
January 18, 2025
UFC 5 5:00
W Cory Sandhagen Decision (unanimous) UFC on ABC: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov
August 3, 2024
UFC 5 5:00
W Bekzat Almakhan Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev
March 2, 2024
UFC 3 5:00
W Raoni Barcelos KO (body kick and punch) UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov
January 14, 2023
UFC 1 4:40
W Nate Maness Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot
June 25, 2022
UFC 3 5:00
W Brian Kelleher Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 272
March 5, 2022
UFC 1 3:15
W Sergey Morozov Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC on ESPN: Chiesa vs. Magny
January 20, 2021
UFC 2 3:39
W Braian Gonzalez Submission (rear-naked choke) Gorilla Fighting 20
November 23, 2019
Gorilla Fighting 1 4:34
W Sidemar Honorio Decision (unanimous) PFL 6 (2019)
August 8, 2019
PFL 3 5:00
W Taras Gryckiv Submission (rear-naked choke) Gorilla Fighting 14
July 23, 2019
Gorilla Fighting 1 2:46
W Wagner Lima Decision (unanimous) Battle on Volga 10
April 14, 2019
Battle on Volga 3 5:00
W Saidyokub Kakhramonov Decision (unanimous) PFL 7 (2018)
August 30, 2018
PFL 3 5:00
W Fatkhidin Sobirov Decision (unanimous) Battle on Volga 4
May 11, 2018
Battle on Volga 3 5:00
W Shyudi Yamauchi Decision (unanimous) Fight Nights Global 83
February 22, 2018
Fight Nights Global 3 5:00
W Nauruz Dzamikhov Decision (unanimous) Fight Nights Global 76
October 8, 2017
Fight Nights Global 3 5:00
W Valisher Rakhmonov Submission (rear-naked choke) Fight Nights Global 71
July 29, 2017
Fight Nights Global 2 4:45
W Alym Isabaev TKO (punches) Fight Nights Global 62
March 31, 2017
Fight Nights Global 2 3:32
W Ulukbek Amanbaev Submission (rear-naked choke) Fight Stars: Battle on Sura 6
January 5, 2017
Fight Stars 1 4:12
W Rishat Kharisov Submission (guillotine choke) Fight Nights Global 57
December 16, 2016
Fight Nights Global 2 3:28

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Umar Nurmagomedov) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 118 qualified Bantamweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 3.9 avg 3.7
Strikes absorbed /min 1.9 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 56.5% avg 43.9%
Striking defense 61.2% avg 56.6%
Takedowns /15 min 4.0 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 46.6% avg 37.2%
Takedown defense 79.4% avg 63.6%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.2 avg 0.5
Control time 38.8% avg 19.4%
Finish rate 37.5% avg 47.4%